| Rick Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker at the 74th Academy Awards | |
| 12 Nominations / 7 Wins | |
| Role | Makeup Artist, Visual Effects Artist |
| Born | December 8, 1950 |
| Binghamton, New York | |
Rick Baker is a seven-time Oscar-winning makeup artist, best known for his work on the 1980 film An American Warewolf in London and the groundbreaking Michael Jackson music video, "Thriller". In addition to the twelve films for which he has received an Oscar nomination, Baker has also worked on such Academy-recognized movies as Enchanted, Click, Gorillas in the Mist, and the 1976 version of King Kong, sometimes uncredited.
Wins[]
- 54th Academy Awards, 1981
- Best Makeup — An American Werewolf in London
- 60th Academy Awards, 1987
- Best Makeup — Harry and the Hendersons
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Makeup — Ed Wood (shared with Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng)
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Makeup — The Nutty Professor (shared with David LeRoy Anderson)
- 70th Academy Awards, 1997
- Best Makeup — Men in Black (shared with David LeRoy Anderson)
- 73rd Academy Awards, 2000
- Best Makeup — Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (shared with Gail Ryan)
- 83rd Academy Awards, 2010
- Best Makeup — The Wolfman (2010) (shared with Dave Elsey)
Nominations[]
- 54th Academy Awards, 1981
- Best Makeup — An American Werewolf in London
- 57th Academy Awards, 1984
- Best Makeup — Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (shared with Paul Engelen)
- 60th Academy Awards, 1987
- Best Makeup — Harry and the Hendersons
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Makeup — Ed Wood (shared with Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng)
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Makeup — The Nutty Professor (shared with David LeRoy Anderson)
- 70th Academy Awards, 1997
- Best Makeup — Men in Black (shared with David LeRoy Anderson)
- 71st Academy Awards, 1998
- Best Makeup — Mighty Joe Young (shared with Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall and Jim Mitchell)
- 72nd Academy Awards, 1999
- Best Makeup — Life
- 73rd Academy Awards, 2000
- Best Makeup — Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (shared with Gail Ryan)
- 80th Academy Awards, 2007
- Best Makeup — Norbit (shared with Kazuhiro Tsuji)
- 83rd Academy Awards, 2010
- Best Makeup — The Wolfman (2010) (shared with Dave Elsey)
Videos[]
Rick Baker winning the first Makeup Oscar® for "An American Werewolf in London"
Best Makeup 1981
"The Nutty Professor" winning the Oscar® for Makeup
Best Makeup 1996
"Men in Black" winning the Oscar® for Makeup
Best Makeup 1997
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" winning the Oscar® for Makeup
Best Makeup 2000
"The Wolfman" winning the Oscar® for Makeup
Best Makeup 2010